The characters are among a clutch of fantasy adventurers in a new comic called Hospi-Tales for children at Great Ormond Street in London. But it is fantasy rooted in an often distressing and cruel ...

Spike Milligan was the zaniest, wackiest comic genius of his generation. The man who dominated the Goon Show had a unique and audacious sense of fun and could transform a mundane situation into a ...

The world's largest English-language comic distributor has abruptly filed for bankruptcy. Diamond Comic Distributors announced on Tuesday that after forty years in business the company has ...

Pop stars, comedians and chefs clubbed together today for the launch of Comic Relief 2003. At a glitzy ceremony compered by Patrick Kielty, celebrities gathered at a Central London hotel wearing ...

Certainly his successes in these years were nothing less than phenomenal. His tours were the most successful in UK comic history, his book sold more than any other hardback autobiography.

Sarah Parkinson, the wife of comedian Paul Merton, has died after losing her battle against breast cancer. The 41-year-old writer and producer, who married Merton in June, was diagnosed with the ...

A comedian who sued Steve Coogan's production company over claims it copied his groundbreaking YouTube show has been handed a devastating £61,000 court bill after losing in the High Court.

Simon, who lived alone in a council flat in South London, had for the past six years been performing comic poetry on the club circuit. He spoke last year of his bitter disappointment in his 72 ...

Comic Johnny Vegas has been acknowledged by the TV world after picking up Best Newcomer at the glitzy Royal Television Society programme awards. The bearded comedian, who won the nation's hearts ...

Tune in to a panel show tonight, a bill of stand-up comics or even a TV quiz and the chances are you will be watching some showbiz royalty to have come through Cambridge University's renowned ...

That said, newspapers still run some great, hilarious comics daily. Many of fan's favorite comics have been pushed to popularity because of the toxic, hilarious relationship dynamics they put on ...